How does the Blue Yeti work?
Do you really want to use a Blue Yeti microphone? After purchasing, there are a few crucial points you need to consider in order to use this equipment well. Find here all the tips for properly using a Blue Yeti microphone.
The Blue Yeti: what is it exactly?
The Blue Yeti is a USB microphone from the Yeti family, produced by Blue, a leading manufacturer in the field of impeccable sounds. Its particularity lies in the possibility it offers its user to be able to vary the directivity of the microphone.
This type of microphone can be used for any type of recording: podcasts, interviews , music… and can even be used instead of several microphones during a conference, or any conference requiring usual the presence of a large number of microphones.
Advantages of the Blue Yeti microphone
To use this type of microphone, you must first be aware of its advantages. The directivity of the microphone is its angle of action, the closeness at which the microphone can pick up sound. The Blue Yeti alone has four different directivity curves and thus allows you to choose according to need, the way in which your sound will be recorded by the microphone.
The cardioid polar pattern
Still called unidirectional, this directivity makes it possible not to capture all the sounds present outside its zone of activity. The latter is shaped in the shape of a heart and is ideal when it comes to recording podcasts or a voiceover.
Omnidirectional Directionality
As its name suggests, it is characterized by a very large area of action. This mode can be activated within the framework of a conference, a symposium, a symposium, in a place where it would be necessary to capture all the sounds, however far they may be.
The bidirectional directivity curve.
The microphone here perceives the sound coming from its two different faces. This directionality is favorable to interviews with a single guest. You sit on one side of the microphone and your guest is right in front of you. This directivity is limited and cannot be used in all cases.
Stereo mode
This last recording mode of the Blue Yeti offers you the possibility of having sounds coming from the right and from the left. In stereo mode, you can record a choir or a musical instrument.
Different parts of the Blue Yeti microphone
This type of microphone is made up of several parts:
Jack socket
It is an input allowing you to connect your earphones or headphones in order to have the return of everything that will be said in your USB microphone.
Mute button and USB input
It is a button with a red indicator light that flashes when the mute function is active. The USB input allows you to connect your microphone to your laptop .
Volume and medium
The volume can be controlled with a wheel located just below the mute button. As for the stand, it makes it easier for you to use the microphone at a desired height. You can raise it or lower it, even if you are comfortable talking into the microphone. Do not force too much either, at the risk of not enjoying it for long.
How to Use the Blue Yeti
To use this microphone, you must observe a few rules:
- Do not move away from the microphone to speak.
- Use in a studio or in a soundproof area preferably.
- Never cover the microphone with your hand, this can make your sound unusable and weaken the membrane of your work tool.
- Control the gain with the knob on the back of the mic.
- Never forget to plug in headphones or earphones
The Blue Yeti microphone is a sophisticated microphone offering good sound quality and a multitude of advantages. Its use implies use of the device in a soundproof environment, and above all a mastery of its various functionalities such as gain control or USB support.